a dancers weight?

Question

what did u think the optimum weight for a dacner is. im in australia so an amount in kilograms would be helpful.

Answer 1

i dance ballet and every week i have measure my weight. i'm 165cm and i weight 45-46kg but my teacher says that with my height i could be 48kg at the most.
ballet dancers have to be light (especially girls cause they get lifted) but i think that other dancer could weigh a little more.
i don't know tall you are but if you were around my height, 48-52kg would probably be good.
sorry it's not accurate, but i hope it helps

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Your ideal weight depend on your height. Natuarlly, a taller person is supposed to weigh more than a shorter person. For a woman, the formula I remember is you take your height in santimeters and subtract 110 to obtain your ideal weight. So if you are 165 sm tall your weight should be around 55 kilograms. That's for average healthy people. If you are older than 40 and had a few babies then subtract 100. This doesn't work for children, you can only use it when you stop growing. It is for everyone, not just for dancers, and it is very approximate. Unless you are in ballet you don't need to be lighter than average.

Answer 4

I don't think there's a limit to a dancer's weight. I think as long as you eat like an athlete (3 meals a day, but healthy ones, not McDonald's or something) And treat your body right, weight doesn't matter.

I weigh 110 lbs., but I'm trying to gain some more, because from the stage I look unhealthy, so I guess if you want a good weight, probably around 125-135. Sorry, I'm not good figuring out kilo's...

Answer 5

Oh, please, whatever you do, DO NOT obsess over weight! It is the ultimate downfall of a good percentage of dancers. Height, body type, and muscle mass all figure in to a dancer's physique, and there is no "optimum." The way in which you hold yourself and the strenght and grace you give to your movements are what count. I am 150 pounds and because I jump high and carry myself well, I've been told by my partner that I am easier to lift than this other 102 pound dancer because she is like a sack of potatoes.
Worry about your technique and expression, not your weight.

Answer 6

Ballet Dancers' Weight Loss Techniques and Their Relationship to Perceived Weight Loss Pressures from Ballet Teachers




G. Bottamini & D. M. Ste-Marie

Researchers have shown that dancers will go to extreme, unhealthy measures to achieve the ideal ballet body. For example, eating disorders and pathogenic weight loss behaviors are prevalent in the world of ballet (Benson, Gillien, Bourdet & Loosli, 1985; Hamilton et al., 1988; Maloney, 1983). Research has also shown that ballet students develop eating disorders or pathogenic weight loss behaviors after their enrollment into the ballet school (Garner & Garfinkel, 1980). Such findings suggest that factors in the ballet environment itself may contribute to the onset of eating disorder symptoms. One such factor may be the teacher in the dance environment. One purpose of this study was to examine the role of the ballet teacher as a possible weight loss pressure for the ballet student. Another purpose was to examine whether a relationship existed between the use of weight loss techniques and the perception of the teacher as a weight loss pressure. To investigate this, 40 female ballet students involved in serious training responded to a statement that read "I think ballet teachers are a source of weight loss pressure for their students."e; Below the statement was a Likert scale ranging from 1-7, with 1 corresponding to strongly disagree, 4 moderately agree and 7 strongly agree. In addition, they completed a 20-item Eating Behavior Scale. This scale was developed by the researchers to investigate eating behaviors that may be unique to ballet dancers. The Eating Behavior Scale included weight loss techniques that were both unhealthy and healthy methods of losing or maintaining weight. The possible responses to each technique were 1) always, 2) usually, 3) often, 4) rarely, or 6) never. For analysis purposes, items were scored on a scale from 0-3, with always receiving a score of 3; usually and often receiving a score of 2; sometimes receiving a score of 1; and rarely and never receiving a score of 0. Alpha coefficients were calculated and internal reliability of the Eating Behavior Scale was established with an alpha = .73. The results showed that dancers agreed with the statement that their teachers were a weight loss pressure (M = 5.1, SD = 1.7). Moreover, correlation analysis revealed a positive relationship between unhealthy weight loss techniques engaged in by the dancers and their perceptions of the teacher as a source of pressure (r = .49, p = .01). No relationship, however, was shown for the healthy weight loss techniques. A positive finding was that techniques most often reported by the dancers were considered as healthy eating behaviors, such as avoiding fast food (M = 2.2, SD = 1.0) and eating a balanced diet (M = 2.0, SD = .7). Very low occurrences were reported for unhealthy behaviors. For example, laxative use (M = .1, SD = .4), vomiting (M = .1, SD = .4) and the use of diet pills (M = .1, SD = .4) were most often reported as being used rarely or never.